Etymologies

Examples

The lack of flexibility of listening to others or of learning from the mistakes in democratic persuasions gives rise to a kind of theocratic resoluteness which is historically the leitmotif of fascistic trends of authoritarian rule - kind of muzzling and usurping the people's voices with resounding power over the democratic norms and practices.

— Who's Also My Relative ROME — The pope's declaration of the nun Mary MacKillop as Australia's first saint Sunday sparked jubilation among thousands of Australians who packed St. Peter's Square and prompted keen interest from advocacy groups against clerical abuse, who see her resoluteness in the face of persistent opposition from local church fathers as a powerful model.

Through her legal resourcefulness, her articulateness and her tireless resoluteness, Donna was among the most effective American activists to bring the mistreatment of the Jewish minority in the U.S.S.R. to extinction.